Example sentences of "to stay on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You asked if it would be possible for certain material witnesses to stay on at the Lodge for an extra night while you continue your investigations on the spot . |
| 2 | In any case , Stephen 's mother uses Hilary as an excuse to stay on at the Manor and I want rid of her . ’ |
| 3 | Goldner toyed with the offer , but decided to stay on at the Getty after negotiating a new contract that allowed him to remain in his hometown of New York most of the year ( with short stays in Malibu ) , in effect managing and adding to the Getty 's collection in absentia . |
| 4 | Falati was allowed to stay on at the house after the intervention of Mr Mandela . |
| 5 | Listen , have you got to stay on at the track , or is it possible for you to leave and come back to the hotel ? ’ |
| 6 | The truth was that Mr Wolski was sad with himself , for he did not wish to stay on at the Zoo any longer . |
| 7 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 8 | The 18th baron , who inherited the title three years ago , has sensibly decided to stay on at the Dower House , where he has been for many years . |
| 9 | Negroponte , who is on two year 's leave of absence from MIT decided to stay on to the end of the present academic year . |
| 10 | When grandfather died the farmer had allowed my grandmother and her two sons , still in their teens , to stay on in the cottage because he did n't need a new grieve ; he had an unmarried son in the big farmhouse , ready to take on the job . |
| 11 | Old Trung a toughened three-year contract coolie compelled to stay on in the plantation beyond the term because he had no money or clothes to leave , knotted the cord Dong had fetched around the neck of the cadaver with a deftness that betrayed his familiarity with the task . |
| 12 | It was clearly impossible for him to stay on in the studio . |
| 13 | James volunteered to stay on until the end of the season , and he remains in charge for tonight 's visit to Cross Keys , but Newport are opting for a complete change . |
| 14 | ‘ Let's face it , the Olympics are only once every four years and I want to stay on until the end . ’ |
| 15 | The directors Jim Johnston and Sandy Moffat are to stay on after the Deanses agreed that an independent chairman be appointed to the board . |
| 16 | ‘ If they want me to stay on after the World Cup I will consider that . |
| 17 | He could , perfectly casually have asked Lorrimer to stay on after the meeting ; why had n't he ? |